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Kari Yunt
Program leader with a decade of experience in program delivery and a passion for creating data-driven solutions. Extensive work in national and international markets, filling roles ranging from operations, to associate director. Currently strengthening skills in program evaluation and data analytics and applying R programming tools to measure program impact and elevate program performance.
I am currently seeking internship, partime or flexible fulltime opportunities working with teams to leverage statistical, analytical, and optimization techniques to analyze data, identify opportunities, and drive process or program improvements.
Education
M.S. in Program Evaluation & Data Analytics
Phoenix, AZ
Arizona State University
2026 - 2024
- studying variety of data tools and implement rigorous approaches to collecting, analyzing and interpreting data within an organizations
- visualizations, dashboards and automated reports to support decision-making
- program evaluation, which focuses on using tools to assess policy or program impact, and data science
B.A. International Relations
New York City
Marymount Manhattan
2010 - 2005
- Demonstrate a critical and theoretically informed understanding of global politics, economics, and history through oral and written analysis of case studies.
- Critically evaluate research and policy publications from the field.
- Analyze contemporary global issues, orally and in writing, from cross-cultural and multicultural perspectives
Experience
Contractor, Business Development
Phoenix, AZ
The Material Collective
2025 - 2023
- Optimized and cleaned business development workflows in order to create a sustainable process for RFP submissions.
Contractor, Business Development
Phoenix, AZ
CONEXTECH
2024 - 2023
- Collaborated with team to synthesize customer needs and leverage salesforce data to drive client outreach and identify business growth opportunities.
Strategic Resource Analyst
Phoenix, AZ
Greater Phoenix Economic Council
2014 - 2013
- Drove organizational mission to increase and diversify funding streams by analyzing and reporting on philanthropic and federal grant trends and identifying opportunities for community collaboration.
- Assist the International Strategy Department to research multinational firms, analyze their market needs & design outreach/recruitment strategies and materials
Volunteer
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
United States Peace Corps
2013 - 2011
- Collaborated with Mongolian counterparts within host community to preform functional role as english teachers and went beyond job requirements to create creative and engaging stakeholder opportunities that furthered our ultimate goal of english language mastery.
- Partnered with the business and philanthropic communities to launch multiple successful capacity development projects & grant proposals.
Intern Policy and Programming
New York City
Asia society
2010 - 2009
- Provided timely research, analysis and special reports to the Director of Global Policy Programs.
English Teacher
China
Aston Schools
2007 - 2006
- Partner and collaborate with Chinese counterparts wto facilitate youth and adult english language classes.
Leadership & Professional Development
President
Encanto Elementary PTO
N/A
2025 - 2023
- Elected to lead a cohort of over 1,000 parents and teachers , administration in annual fundraising, community engagement events and teacher care.
Complex Decision Making
eCornell
N/A
2022
- 4.0 CEU professional development course that familiarizes individuals with their Problem-Solver Profile, provides tools to evaluate cognitive biases and apply remedies in order to work effectively with other decision-making stakeholders.
Change Team Fellowship
Year Up
N/A
2022
- A working committee with an overarching goal is to provide leadership and momentum around antiracist organizational development.
President
Global Shapers, PHX Hub
N/A
2017 - 2016
- Elected to lead 15 adults through the development and execution of community engagement events in collaboration with local and national organizations.
Facilitative Leadership
Interaction Institute for Social Change
N/A
2016
- Leadership training focused on building a path for performance and satisfaction by balancing focus on three dimensions of success: results, process, and relationship, and by inviting others to help attend to that balance.